Thankful

Monday, December 6, 2010

Over the weekend I finally made a decision I've been needing to make for quite some time now. I've decided to stop posting on two of my three blogs (Thankful and Daily Bread).

Why? I'm glad you asked.

Although it doesn't take hours each day to post to my blogs, it does take time and I'm wanting to create more space and time for other things in my life (violin, Compassion, my family). I'm tired of thinking about what to write and then checking to see if anyone commented. I'm tired of saying so much. I just want to do and be.

I won't close this down, I just won't be posting here anymore. I may pick it up again in the future, but for now I will only post to our family blog, which is private. If you want an invitation to read that blog, just let me know. While the family blog is mostly pictures of our kids (for the grandparents sake), I will also post about Compassion, homeschooling, our outdoor adventures, my journey towards simplicity, and other things.

This blog definitely served it's purpose. I started it in an effort to focus on all the blessings that surround me and how thankful I am to God for them. My mind has been transformed to a state of thankfulness...and I am thankful for that!

Again, if you want to continue to follow our family, leave a comment with your email and I'll invite you.

Sunday, December 5, 2010

Saturday, December 4, 2010

I love our Christmas year. I probably write a post every year about how much I love it. With our many moves, it's been fun to basically decorate a new house each year and figure out where the tree should go.

Each year I seem to care less and less how "perfect" the tree looks. This year I hardly put any ornaments on, letting the girls do most of them. The only ornaments I insisted putting on were the frames with pictures of our Compassion kids. I love these and each year I try to get a couple more on clearance after Christmas. Although we didn't put a ton of decorations ups this year, it still seemed to take several days to get it figured out. I'm thankful they are all up. I love this time of year.

We were blessed with another day of sun, and so our family did a little of what we love doing best - hiking! Kevin had to work all morning so we got a late start. We didn't want to drive far lest we miss out on all the day light so we picked a hike fairly close. The only problem was that it was super windy and kept us from walking along the ridge. Still, I'm thankful for the opportunity to get out and enjoy the beauty around us.

Friday, December 3, 2010

After several days of rain and clouds, the sun is shining bright. We took advantage of it and spent a couple hours outside this morning, planting bulbs and raking leaves. After lunch we went for a walk. I love outside days.

About Me

Psalm 100:4

Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise him name. For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.

Psalm 105:1-2

Give thanks to the Lord, call on his name; make known among the nations what he has done. Sing to him, sing praise to him; tell of all his wonderful acts.

About This Blog

I was inspired by my friend, Juli, to start this blog. It is simply an outlet for me to mindfully and intentionally give thanks to God for the many blessings He has bestowed on me.